RNA interference with zilebesiran for mild to moderate hypertension

JAMA

2024-02-16

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In adults with mild to moderate hypertension, treatment with zilebesiran, an investigational RNA interference therapeutic, across a range of subcutaneous doses at 3-month or 6-month intervals significantly reduced 24-hour mean ambulatory systolic blood pressure at month three in this phase 2, randomized clinical trial.

Authors: George L. Bakris, M.D., of University of Chicago Medicine, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0728)

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